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Last Updated: 2026-10-02
Steps: Set Up Languages

Steps: Set Up Languages

Security:
Set Up: Skills and Experience
 domain in the Worker Profile Skills functional area.
You can add language abilities to:
  • Job profiles.
  • Worker profiles.
  • Talent Reviews.
To measure the language abilities, create a library of:
  • Languages.
  • Ability types.
  • Proficiency levels.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Languages
     task.
    Define languages.
  2. Access the
    Maintain Language Ability Types
     task.
    Define language ability types.
    If you include languages in talent reviews, select 1 language ability type for the talent review template. Employees specify their proficiency level for the selected ability type.
  3. Access the
    Maintain Language Proficiency Levels
     task.
    Create language proficiency levels.
  4. If you don’t want to use the
    Fluent
     check box for languages, you can hide this field by selecting
    Manage Languages
     on the
    By Functional Area
     prompt on this task.
    The field still appears on the
    Skills and Experience
     report.
    Security:
    Set Up: Configure Optional Fields
     domain in the System functional area
  • To add language skills for workers:
    • From the worker's related actions menu, select
      Talent
      View Skills and Experience
      Languages
      .
    • From the worker's profile, select
      Languages
       in the
      Overview
      ,
      Career
      , or
      Performance
       profile group.
    • From the worker's Talent Review, complete the
      Languages
       section if it is part of the review template.
  • To delete a language, ability type, or proficiency level:
    • Select the
      Inactive
       check box. Inactive languages remain valid for employees who selected them.
    • Remove the row from the setup table. You can only delete language options if they aren't in use.